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M ASTRONOMER TELLS HOW| More or Less Tour Is| ta d‘x.fin..a‘:wg: vor [ W‘%fi mountebank still flourishes in our soâ€" sor of ; Is _ | cety, asserts John Mulholiand, magiâ€" Interesting cian, in the September Scribner‘s Persons wishing to visit the. moon would do well to start now while the trip is comparatively short. Ouly w‘h‘m“gdh‘h-db plane at miles an hour, flmfifiwtfiwâ€" but every hundred thousand years the moon and earth grow farther apart and ultimately, when they will travel at the same rate of speed, daysâ€"and nighhvfllbothmcr{ouradhln‘ days long. ‘These unusual . conclusions | are .-..th-.lyuvhefimhfl been placed at the disposal of science F " Selves _ 2CA8 DWeb cmer by â€" Professor WSPRI S _TM CA noted astronomer of the Harvard, the Am,.,mgndlmnlaom- tories. and simplified into a lunar wuide book in the American Magaâ€" : oo en nc nc t "The atmosphere on the .mon," Professor Pickering, telling how %u_b ay ,""‘““fi ~~g on the neighâ€" boring planet, "is so n that an tmâ€" aginary. man, transported . there, would‘find himself in a world of siâ€" lence. If a mountain should tumble he could not hear the crash because there is not enough air to convey audâ€" ible sound waves. The force of grayâ€" ity is so slight that a man weighing 180 pounds on earth would weigh but 30 pounds on the moon. "The tunar traveler would also be surprise«, by the appearance of the sky from the moon. Even at noonday hewoulduethemnmdnfl’ than we see them at midnight from the earth. The sun would glow as a great spot of light in a dark sky and the earth would appear as an enorâ€" l RPY"‘â€"â€"qavi ‘\‘ ACCORDINGLY . suy Now: _â€"| _ Edward Strenger ty o Haak‘s Auto Supply Co. L124A ovtciesd "The line between light and darkâ€" ness on the moon is sharply marked. From the blackness of night to the full glare of noonday is but the turn of & second. Shadowed places are like bottomless pits and only where the direct rays of light fall is there any possibility of seeing. Nearly the | whole surface of the moon is a desert, | but I am convinced there is plant mei there. Also, certain moving black spots miay be enormous herds of -ni-l mals, though this is dangerous toi P I_,umé-u-g-l” *# state." Interesting Comment Another interesting. comment: of Professor Pickering is that were it not for the cosmic catastrophe that made the moon from the earth, huâ€" mans might all . be whales or fishes today. . When the moon was torn off of the earth‘s crust and went whirlâ€" ing through space, the mutual force exerted by the two bodies caused deâ€" pressions which became oceans and 1 1 1 e e Eooo iss confined the waters resulting from / such a road and the use of reiniget~ evaporation which otherwise would | ator cars, the apple industry should be spread all over the earth‘s surface.| be developed to an even greater exâ€" ‘The tides, which are influenced diâ€"| tent. â€" rectly by the moon, says Pro!ulor‘l ____â€"â€"_â€"â€"â€" Pickering, act as a brake on the roâ€" The politicians ‘should be able to tation of the earth with a force oftalnke the plumtree, after all their twentyâ€"thousand « million hamponer.i practice shaking hands at cattle show. Pss Professor William H. Pickering, Why is it “dfihfigm- . cost as much ,,L-,.,...gm“ Aâ€"-Iu-l-lutcdy‘”:!"” Because of its extreme , the Silent" enjoys dnc ht se remartable dorabilicy and dependability. These facts, and its rate silence, explain why "Silent, Automatic" so ‘These facts, and its rare silence, explain why "Sileat Sn qu‘yd-i--c:ol_h-*‘:h'.hhu SI :1305 mâ€"VJL *fl'w‘“»mn-b- in an amazing low price the purchaser of an oil burner of One of the Former Tells | His Vocation‘Is Related Eo eRSoemy es oi ce i in the past, the magician is one of CCeRRCCC T . _i ars "ave "For many years I have been ul modern mountebank in the guise of: an itinerant magician. I have perâ€" formed on a stage and off a stage, indoors and out, in clubrcoms, banâ€" quetâ€"halls, and parlors, at dinners and at dances. If there is a proâ€" fession extant that furnishes more entertainment for the entertainer, I cannot imagine what it can be." CALHOUN COUNTY IS LEADING IN APPLES Description of Illinois Maximum Production District In This Fruit Since no railroad extends into the county and only a short stretch of hard road is contained within its borâ€" ders, most of the apples are shipped to railroad centers, Chicago, St. Louis | and others, via watér. From Hamâ€" | burg, ‘one of the principal ports, more | than 100,000 barrels of apples were “-hipped last year. In a good year. Calhoun county will produce 500,000 barrels of apples. _ ‘The principal problem of the â€" disâ€" trict is transportation. Negotiations | are under way for the building of a ‘ railroad from Grafton to Quiney, cutâ€" \ ting through the entire county. With |such a road and the use of refrigerâ€" \ ator cars, the apple industry should | be developed to an even greater exâ€" | tent. â€" Calhoun county is the Apple Kingâ€" dom of Illinois, producing more apples than any area of equal size in the world, according to an account of this industry as told in the September jssue of the "Welfare Magazine," pubâ€" lished by the Department of Public Welfare of Illinois. supreme not only *Silent"* , the * One size busnerâ€"at ons priceâ€"tor any home. Phone H. P. 632 : | Firestone \ GUMâ€"DIPPED TIR E. the THEY ARE APPRECIATED 8'.:0 Instances From We Fruit G% Told By Worker Has anyone a doubt as to WNA flowers will do for the unhappy, UDâ€" derâ€"privileged woman and children whose homes and bedsides are being brightened. by the Chi Flower and Fruit Guild? [ 4 3 l d . Bd tcadiiocha rdhd If such doubt exists in anyone‘s m.ind,htitbediuolvodbyth'cd picture of Mrs. W. H. Lyford of Wheaton, Mrs. Lyford, who is promâ€" inent in the social and philanthropic life of Wheaton and of Chicago, is viceâ€"chairman of the Guild‘s execuâ€" ‘tive committee. She says: . "I believe that the real reaction to | an appeal such as the Plant, Flower and Fruit Guild comes not from an idealized conception of its beauty, but from actual contact with its beneâ€" ficaries. The idea is fine, the subject easily grasped, its functioning underâ€" standableâ€"but the real love, joy, and beauty can only be known by seeing the flowers actually put in the hands, | or by the bedsides of our â€"unfortuâ€" x Bs se W, MR y of Litt ie Eon en se mt "There is the story of a little boy in | one of our settlements who, after receiving â€" his share, returned â€" for another flower. Phe settlement workâ€" | er, recognizing him, reprived him, saying ‘You are a greedy boy! You‘ve already. had yours.‘ ‘Oh yes, Lady, but this is fur me kid sister‘ he anâ€" swered. Seeing the look of disbelief on the face of the lady, he darted away and returned panting, carrying a tiny, crippled ‘kid sister‘ down four flights of tenement stairs, just to get a bit of bloom. "Then there was a little lass, just | recovering from a long illness, to1 whom no efforts to rouse her had made an appéal. When the vhitinz} nurse appeared in the door of the| ‘third floor back‘ with an armful of ' gay posies, the weak, wan wisp of| humanity sat up in bed with outâ€" stretched arms, crying, ‘Oh Miss Blank, are there are violets or daiâ€" sies? I‘ve always wanted to see some. â€" I‘ve heard of themâ€"Violets ? Are they really violets? Did God | ’:end them?‘ And the nurse uid\ ‘Yes.‘ 1 â€" Another Case "Another destination, through a settlement worker, was a tiny apartâ€" Akron‘s Greatest OTHER SIZES FREE SERVICE PRICED Tsl Toduy TIRE SALE of §12â€"514 LAUREL AVENUE 4 ment . over a garage. TGNG WA found a mother and five children, the youngest a babe in arms. They were in abject poverty, having only dry bread and meat scraps in the larder, and half a brokenâ€"nosed jug of milk, â€"meat, potatoes, vegelables, P0R MIZT fresh milk. All this was .received with sincere gratitude â€" and tharks from each little urchin in turn, whose face previously had been scrubbed in Continues‘! 29 South Second Street :â€"â€"G°5 ESSEX Superâ€"Six and at a price for all Superâ€"Six Smoothness and Dashâ€"Highâ€"compression Power and Performanceâ€"Size and Roominess withâ€" out Unwieldiness â€"Steady Riding without useless Weight. 50 miles an hour all day longâ€"and far greater speed when wantedâ€"Riding Ease Like Glidâ€" ing. Economy of Price, Operation and Maintenance. Essex alone combines them all $700 4â€"Pass. Speedster, $835 â€" Coach, $735â€" Coupe, $735 All prices f. 0. b. Detroit, plus war excise tax water from a dirty wash tub. en white carnationsâ€"handed to the mother. She burst into torrents of tears, praying and calling on all the Saints to bless the donors. Exactly M‘y.nhdthpoolwdlivedin thit" dingy, forlorn place, going to the sfreet for what she could buy, never going off the blockâ€"too busy nmhuu_andufln‘(orthem_w get "Then came the flowersâ€"two awayâ€"â€"and never in all that time . W. PERSON ALLOWANCE FOR YOUR Phone Highland Park 2492 having even seen a green leaf, to say V“s&t;ia‘or'nlkh.hc.‘hfl d...uu.p.euunu&'hud gorgeous bloom can bring not a tithe of the genuine hearease and satâ€" isfaction that the bestowal of one litâ€" tle bunch of violets on a weary, WOrn speck of humanity affords. "‘Inasmuch as ye have done it, unto the least of theseâ€"‘." racge skven